Welcome to 2018! We’ve all made New Year’s resolutions like this: “I’m going to get serious and start writing and recording more music this year.” Seems simple enough… Yet 99% of the people who make that resolution probably won’t stick with it! Why? Procrastination! Personally, I’m a world-class expert on the subject of procrastination. I’d much rather sit on the couch watching TV than doing work. I’m lazy at my core, and I can find a million reasons to put off anything that even resembles work....
Jan 09, 2018•1 hr 20 min
Michael listens to viewer submissions as we determine "What's the genre?" This episode is really helpful for learning how to pitch your songs better!
Dec 06, 2017•1 hr 41 min
TAXI Members, and mother-son duo, Marcus Cohen and Sherry Marcus Milano, aka, We Will Write You a Song, have had 300 of their songs and tracks signed to a bunch of film/TV Music publishers during the year between the 2016 and 2017 Road Rallies. Yes, you read that correctly. That's almost a song per day!! Want to know how they did that? That's exactly what we'll be uncovering, and so much more on today's TAXI TV at 4pm Pacific time!
Nov 07, 2017•1 hr 32 min
Songwriters sometimes overlook the most obvious “job” that a song is supposed to do – keep listeners engaged! One of the most powerful tools a songwriter can use to accomplish that goal is emotion. For records, the song’s “emotion quotient” keeps listeners from skipping to the next song or station. In the context of Film, TV, and Advertising placements, songs play a critical role in supporting the emotion of the scene! Emotion is communicated by your choice of chords, melodies, rhythms, lyrics, ...
Oct 24, 2017•1 hr 29 min
Have you ever wished that your recordings sounded more like what you hear on the radio? Are your instrument sounds stuck in the ‘70s and ‘80s? We’re going to help you fix that problem on today’s TAXI TV with special guest, Ronan Chris Murphy! There’s been a sea change in the way engineering is approached, and it ain’t your father’s paradigm from decades past. You can update your sound, and the first step is to simply understand what the sea change was, and why it happened! Want to know more abou...
Oct 18, 2017•1 hr 49 min
What do you get when you cross somebody who’s got a Ph.D. in high-energy particle physics and an uncontrollable obsession with creating great sounding instrument samples? Yep, a nuclear sample library! Well, kind of… Dr. Jeffrey Steinman is a long-time TAXI member who is truly obsessed with perfection, especially when it comes to how the instruments in his sample libraries sound. He’s so obsessed that he hires legendary, Grammy-winning musicians like Eric Marienthal to come into incredible studi...
Oct 10, 2017•1 hr 44 min
Wow, what a show this is! Super informative on so many levels. The peeps who watched the live show LOVED it, and so will you! Want to know how you get paid when your music is on the Internet? Want to know how to market yourself as an artist or composer? Those and many, many more questions are answered in this power-packed episode with Michael Eames and Bobby Borg - BOTH world-class experts! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get Your Music...
Sep 26, 2017•1 hr 47 min
Doug Fenske, Director of Education at Cre8 Music Academy joins Michael to give an excellent mixing tutorial at Westlake Studios in Hollywood. The advice Doug gives is world-class! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get Your Music to Record Labels, Music Supervisors, and Music Libraries: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh See what the Music Industry is looking for today: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Rub elbows with Music Industry Execs at this FREE Convention:...
Sep 19, 2017•1 hr 42 min
Michael plays the Motown-esque Instrumentals that TAXI's A&R department picked to be contenders for a national TV commercial for an insurance company. Listen to all 11 of the tracks that got forwarded and see what you think!
Sep 12, 2017•1 hr 26 min
Michael gives a good first look at what the big panels will be in the main ballroom. He's joined by Briagha McTavish who gives out some great tips for Rally attendees. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get Your Music to Record Labels, Music Supervisors, and Music Libraries: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh See what the Music Industry is looking for today: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Rub elbows with Music Industry Execs at this FREE Convention: http://bit....
Aug 29, 2017•1 hr 34 min
Ask Michael Anything! by TAXI Independent A&R
Aug 22, 2017•1 hr 50 min
We had so many songs left over at the end of the prior show that we decided to do a second week of listening and voting.
Aug 15, 2017•1 hr 33 min
Richard "Crawdaddy" Dance is a fantastic guitar player who records some killer tracks with some really old school gear, and it sounds incredible. Not only does his music sound great, but his collaborations with other TAXI members show that you can be "old school," and still be very relevant in today's Film and TV music licensing market.
Aug 01, 2017•1 hr 36 min
Michael interviews A-List guitarist Sean Hurwitz about what it takes to land gigs to do stadium level gigs tours and play to tens of thousands of people. We're sorry for the all the video buffering in this episode. It was beyond our control. There was much more ground to cover with Sean, and he's going to come back and join us again soon!
Jul 25, 2017•1 hr 31 min
Michael and the viewing audience audition and review Instrumental Cues. Do you know the difference between an Instrumental Cue and an Instrumental? Watch this to find out!
Jul 18, 2017•1 hr 35 min
Steven Guiles gives out some great information that could be a huge help in launching your career. Hint: 4 of the things are on a bumper sticker!
Jul 11, 2017•1 hr 44 min
Master TV and Film composer Chuck Henry generously shares his composing secrets with our viewing audience on this in-depth episode of TAXI TV!
Jun 27, 2017•1 hr 28 min
Michael plays some of the music submitted for TAXI Listing # S170602AC and the viewers vote to see if they agree or disagree with what the A&R team chose to send to the producer who requested the music. Listen to see how you’d vote!
Jun 20, 2017•1 hr 36 min
Cre8 Music Academy's Director of Education, Doug Fenske, joins Michael to give an in-depth look at why gain staging is so important for home and pro studio recordings, alike! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get Your Music to Record Labels, Music Supervisors, and Music Libraries: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh See what the Music Industry is looking for today: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Rub elbows with Music Industry Execs at this FREE Convention: http...
Jun 13, 2017•1 hr 16 min
Jorge Hernandez from IAT Artist Services joins Michael and dishes up tons of great advice on using video to market yourself as an artist or band.
Jun 06, 2017•1 hr 38 min
TV and Film Music Publisher Bob Mair joins Michael to talk about things that musicians can do to shoot themselves in the foot when pitching their music.
May 23, 2017•1 hr 50 min
Michael and the viewing audience vote like they're in the A&R hot seat, deciding whether or not the Singer/Songwriter Songs should be sent to the industry people or not! Very educational. How would you vote?
May 16, 2017•1 hr 37 min
Michael highlights six important and sometimes overlooked aspects of making music for TV and Film and building a career doing it! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get Your Music to Record Labels, Music Supervisors, and Music Libraries: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh See what the Music Industry is looking for today: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Rub elbows with Music Industry Execs at this FREE Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp See who's been successful u...
May 09, 2017•1 hr 45 min
TAXI member Adriana Lycette proves that hard work, focus, and not backing down from a challenge results in having the musical and studio skills that allow you to accomplish whatever you want! Adriana also filled viewers in on her duo, South and Royal, with fellow TAXI member Nathan Nasby! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • WHAT IS TAXI: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh JOIN TAXI NOW: http://bit.ly/28KMOaz CURRENT INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES: http://bit.ly...
Apr 25, 2017•1 hr 32 min
Michael opens packages from TAXI members and TAXI TV viewers. Did we hear some good music? Yes! did we get some neat TAXI swag? You bet! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get Your Music to Record Labels, Music Supervisors, and Music Libraries: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh See what the Music Industry is looking for Today: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Rub elbows with Music Industry Executives at this FREE Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp See who's been ...
Apr 18, 2017•1 hr 10 min
BUY ROBIN'S BOOKS: "Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film & TV": http://amzn.to/2ehZf0E "Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting": http://amzn.to/2gKyeI5 Robin Frederick joins Michael for a great tutorial on 4 of the biggest mistakes songwriters make and how to avoid them. Hint: One of them is something that nearly 100% of all beginning songwriters make! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get Your Music to Record Labels, Music Supervisors, and Music ...
Apr 17, 2017•1 hr 15 min
Aaron Davis from Exploration.io explains how music is monetized when it plays on YouTube and Soundcloud. Are you and your publisher doing all the right things to make sure you're getting paid what you should be? Watch this episode of TAXI TV to find out! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • JOIN TAXI NOW: http://bit.ly/28KMOaz CURRENT INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd ROAD RALLY CONVENTION: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp READ SUCCESS STOR...
Apr 04, 2017•1 hr 34 min
Music Attorney Erin Jacobson does a fabulous job of fielding questions from viewers that almost all musicians want to know! Watch this and get enlightened! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • JOIN TAXI NOW: http://bit.ly/28KMOaz CURRENT INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd ROAD RALLY CONVENTION: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp READ SUCCESS STORIES: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ INSTAGRAM...
Mar 28, 2017•1 hr 40 min
Viewers got to ask Michael anything they wanted, and he answered! Music Publishing, Record Labels, Film and TV Music Licensing, and much more was covered in this high energy episode! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • JOIN TAXI NOW: http://bit.ly/28KMOaz CURRENT INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd ROAD RALLY CONVENTION: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp READ SUCCESS STORIES: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http...
Mar 21, 2017•1 hr 44 min
Successful TAXI member Matt Hirt explains what the Five Year Plan is and plays some of his music. This is a powerfully educational episode that you can't afford to miss if you want to do music for Film and TV!
Mar 14, 2017•1 hr 45 min
